On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 14 .622 --
Blue Jays 19 17 .528 3.5
Red Sox 20 18 .526 3.5
Brewers 17 18 .486 5.0
Orioles 18 21 .462 6.0
Tigers 16 21 .432 7.0
Indians 15 21 .417 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 16 .579 --
White Sox 22 17 .564 0.5
Rangers 20 18 .526 2.0
Athletics 20 19 .513 2.5
Mariners 20 20 .500 3.0
Angels 16 21 .432 5.5
Twins 16 23 .410 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 13 .629 --
Phillies 18 15 .545 3.0
Expos 18 16 .529 3.5
Cubs 16 18 .471 5.5
Mets 14 21 .400 8.0
Cardinals 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 14 .632 --
Astros 21 16 .568 2.5
Reds 21 17 .553 3.0
Padres 20 19 .513 4.5
Giants 16 23 .410 8.5
Braves 13 22 .371 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Jack Brohamer 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Larry Harlow 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Rudi 2
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 Bob Davis 1
2 Tom Donohue 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Hurdle 4
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Warren Cromartie 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Al Bumbry 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Miguel Dilone 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.60
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.50
3 Steve Carlton 1.14
4 Ron Guidry 1.00
4 Steve Stone 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Burris 8
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Ron Guidry 7
4 Mario Soto 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Shane Rawley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .364
2 Ken Landreaux .362
3 Al Bumbry .359
4 Alan Trammell .347
5 Buddy Bell .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
1 Ben Oglivie 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
4 Steve Garvey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Ben Oglivie 30
2 Al Oliver 30
2 Mike Schmidt 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
1 Omar Moreno 19
3 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 David Palmer 1.72
3 Rick Matula 1.79
4 Larry Gura 1.86
5 Britt Burns 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
2 Tommy John 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 J. R. Richard 64
3 Ron Guidry 55
4 Nolan Ryan 51
5 Mike Norris 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 12
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 8
3 Tom Burgmeier 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .472
2 Frank Taveras .457
3 Lee Lacy .429
4 Al Bumbry .408
5 Ken Landreaux .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 6
1 Richie Zisk 6
3 Steve Garvey 5
3 Larry Hisle 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 18
2 Richie Hebner 15
3 Ben Oglivie 14
4 Tony Armas 13
4 Steve Garvey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Al Bumbry 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Willie Wilson 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
2 Mike Griffin 0.53
3 Tom Burgmeier 0.57
4 Shane Rawley 0.60
5 Bill Castro 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Ron Guidry 4
1 Renie Martin 4
1 Steve Stone 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Ron Guidry 28
3 Vida Blue 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .412
2 Al Bumbry .404
3 Al Woods .387
4 Jerry Remy .381
5 Bill Russell .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 9
2 Steve Garvey 7
2 Greg Luzinski 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 24
1 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Al Oliver 23
4 Jack Clark 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Omar Moreno 13
4 Al Bumbry 9
4 Rod Carew 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.53
2 Bob Forsch 1.13
3 Randy Jones 1.21
4 Don Sutton 1.32
5 Larry Gura 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Steve Rogers 38
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 Mike Norris 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .364
2 Fred Lynn .341
3 Paul Molitor .334
4 Garry Templeton .327
5 George Brett .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Gorman Thomas 118
3 Steve Garvey 116
4 Dave Winfield 114
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 82
2 Omar Moreno 78
3 Ron LeFlore 77
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.37
2 John Fulgham 2.64
3 Bob Shirley 2.88
4 Ron Guidry 2.89
5 Jim Bibby 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Phil Niekro 204
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 26
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Jim Kern 24